Whitegate and Clare Senior hurler, Eoin Quirke captained Mary Immaculate of Limerick to a historic two in a row Fitzgibbon Cup title with victory over DJ Carey's I.T. Carlow in Salthill on Saturday.
Quirke lined out at corner back on a side that also featured Kilmaley's Michael O'Neill and Clonlara's Colm Galvin.
Mary I led by 0-16 to 0-8 at half time and despite a strong breeze in the second half, the Limerick team held on for a convincing 3-24 to 1-19 victory.
Mary I scorers: A Gillane 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), D O’Donovan 1-3 (0-2 sl), R Maher 0-4 (0-3f), P Ryan 1-0, M O’Neill 0-3, C Lynch 0-3, C Twomey 0-3, C Galvin 0-1, L Meade 0-1, S Cahill 0-1.
IT Carlow scorers: S Maher 1-13 (0-12f), C Dunford 0-2, C Dwyer 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, C Bolger 0-1.
Mary Immaculate College
1. Ciaran Barrett (Clonmel Óg, Tipperary)
2. David Sweeney (Kiladangan, Tipperary)
3. Richie English (Doon, Limerick)
4. Eoin Quirke (captain) (Whitegate, Clare)
5. Conor Twomey (Newtownshandrum, Cork)
6. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary)
7. Alan Flynn (Kiladangan, Tipperary)
8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara, Clare)
9. Stephen Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary)
10. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon, Limerick)
11. Michael O’Neill (Kilmaley, Clare)
12. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell, Limerick)
14. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell, Limerick)
17. Tadhg Gallagher (Kiladangan, Tipperary)
22. Luke Meade (Newcestown, Cork)
Subs
13. Thomas Monaghan (Craughwell, Galway) for Gallagher (half-time)
27. Pa Ryan (Newport Gaels, Tipperary) for O’Neill (55)
15. Sean Burke (Grenagh, Cork) for Gillane (63).
IT Carlow
1. Enda Rowland (Abbeyleix, Laois)
2. Dwayne Palmer (Camross, Laois)
3. Kevin Hannafin (St Brendan’s, Kerry)
4. Ross Browne (Colligan, Waterford)
5. Robert Moran (Castlecomer, Kilkenny)
6. Damian Healy (Longwood, Meath)
7. Dale O’Hanlon (Carrick Swans, Tipperary)
8. James Doyle (St Mullin’s, Carlow)
9. Colin Dunford (Colligan, Waterford)
10. Charles Dwyer (Ballinakill, Laois)
11. Mark Russell (Lattin-Cullen, Tipperary)
12. Martin Kavanagh (St Mullin’s, Carlow)
13. Jack Fagan (De La Salle, Waterford)
14. Stephen Maher (Clough-Ballacolla, Laois)
15. Chris Bolger (Clara, Kilkenny)
Subs
17. Tommy Nolan (Drom/Inch, Tipperary) for Russell (50)
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly).
Pic c/o HE GAA.
